Disclosed are a configuration system and a method for configuring a ballast water treatment system for treating ballast water of one or more ballast tanks in a vessel. The ballast water treatment system is configured to circulate ballast water between a tank outlet and a tank inlet of a first ballast tank. The method includes obtaining structural parameters of the first ballast tank. These structural parameters include a compartment number parameter indicative of a number of compartments in the first ballast tank. Control data for the ballast water treatment system based on the structural parameters is then determined. The control data includes a first volume parameter indicative of a first ballast water volume to be circulated. The control data is provided to the ballast water treatment system.

A multi-stage water resource-recycling control system includes a sewage treatment device, a temperature feedback controller, a flow rate feedback controller, a decider, and a feedback controller group; wherein the output end of the sewage treatment device is connected with the input ends of the temperature feedback controller and the flow rate feedback controller, respectively; the output ends of the temperature feedback controller and the flow rate feedback controller are connected with the input end of the decider; the output end of the decider is connected with the input ends of the sewage treatment device and the feedback controller group, respectively; the output end of the feedback controller group is connected with the input end of the sewage treatment device. The objective of the present disclosure is to ensure that the output-water quality reaches the standard.

Apparatus, systems, and methods to monitor and control operation of an aquatic facility comprising a water basin, a water supply subsystem, and other subsystems. A simplified, centralized, scalable control subsystem comprises a base controller including with inputs and outputs and a human-machine interface. Sensors are operatively connected to the base controller and adapted to directly or indirectly sense one of a pre-selected set of parameters related to the operation of the aquatic facility. Actuators are operatively connected to the base controller and adapted to directly or indirectly actuate one of a pre-selected set of operations of the aquatic facility. The base controller is programmable relative to setpoints or other operational criteria of the aquatic facility; and actuation of at least a base subset of the actuators and graphical representation of the facility and the water supply, and the at least one subsystem, and the pre-selected operations of the aquatic system.

A system, device, and method for adjusting temporal settings of an electronic plumbing controller are provided. A removable time adjustment device includes at least one input device, at least one interface configured to communicate with the electronic plumbing controller, and at least one controller configured to set or adjust, on the electronic plumbing controller through the at least one interface, at least one temporal setting for the at least one plumbing fixture based at least partially on user input from the at least one input device.

An aspect of the invention relates to a method for verifying the plausibility of sensor information sensed by a sensor device associated with a plant process, in particular a water treatment process and/or a wastewater treatment process, wherein the sensor information relates to the plant process, the method comprising: receiving (S100), by a control unit, the sensor information; performing (S110), by the control unit, a verification model, the verification model determining an expected sensor information which the sensor device shall provide, wherein the verification model determines the expected sensor information based on at least one other information related to the plant process and having a relationship to the sensor information; comparing the expected sensor information with the received sensor information; and upon determining (S120) that the sensor information deviates from the expected sensor information, outputting (S130), by the control unit, a verification signal.

Disclosed is a cascade water recycling intelligent system for shale gas exploitation, comprising a cascade water recycling system, wherein a data output end of the cascade water recycling system is connected with a data input end of an information system, a data output end of the information system is connected with a data input end of a decision making system, and a data output end of the decision making system is connected with a regulator; the cascade water recycling system comprises at least one time of water quantity judgment, a current exploiting intensity of shale gas is continued under a condition that the water quantity does not exceed a water safety threshold; and monitoring data is transferred to the information system under a condition that the water quantity exceeds the water safety threshold; the information system is further used for transferring the collected data to the decision making system.

A method for controlling water output of a water purifier is provided. The method includes: determining whether a container is placed in a water collecting region of the water purifier; determining whether there is a content in the container when the container is placed in the water collecting region; acquiring recognition information of the container when there is no content in the container, and determining category information of the container based on the recognition information; determining water output type information corresponding to the container as reference water output type information based on the category information of the container; acquiring content information of the container when there is content in the container, and determining category information of the content based on the content information; and determining water output type information corresponding to the content as reference water output type information based on the category information of the content.

This disclosure provides systems and methods for improving the performance of a water pumping station. A server can be configured to receive data from a plurality of sensors included within the water utility plant. The server can cleanse the data received from the water utility plant to generate cleansed data. The server can prepare the cleansed data for use by the water utility plant to generate plant-specific data. The server also can generate real-time analytic data based on the plant-specific data.

Disclosed is a method, a device, and/or a system of water treatment through ozone generated from an invertible ozonation cap attachable to a vessel. In one embodiment, a cap for treating water inside a vessel includes an exterior surface of the cap, a fastener for attaching the cap to an opening of the vessel, a power source, an electrolytic ozone generator comprising an electrode that generates dissolved ozone and/or ozone gas when both the electrode is exposed to the water and a current from the power source is applied to the electrode, and an interior surface of the cap that exposes an anode of the electrode such that the water inside the vessel can contact the anode when the cap is inverted such that the dissolved zone and/or ozone gas rises up through the water of the vessel for increased water treatment effectiveness.

According to one embodiment, a water treatment control apparatus generates an indication to a water treatment facility referring to conditions including a drought status and a water treatment cost at the water treatment facility. The indication indicates a type of water to be taken by the water treatment facility between a plurality of types of water including river water from rivers, rainwater, and waste water used by a customer.